Monthly Archives: May 2009

Xconomy XSITE 2009 on June 24th

May 26, 2009 – 1:56 PM

After Bruce Richardson turned me on to Xconomy a couple of years ago, I have been an ardent, if not constant, follower. Xconomy is a website and blog that seems to be playing an ever-stronger role in talking locally about trends, the players, and leading technologies in several technology segments, notably, life sciences, energy, and [...]

By Robert Eastman | Posted in Business, Technology | Comments (1)

New Feature: Tweet of the Week

May 22, 2009 – 7:42 AM

Tweet of the Week: “You can’t really throw anything away, because there is no ‘away’”, @nelderini.(Thank you, Chris Nelder.)  You can read more of Chris Nelder at http://www.getreallist.com/. And here you were worrying that this blog might never go existential on you.

By Robert Eastman | Posted in Ideas | Leave a Comment

David vs. Goliath

May 20, 2009 – 8:22 PM

In the latest article by Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker, How David Beats Goliath , in the May 11th issue, Gladwell once again offers up some pithy observations and insights, this time on the sometimes advantage of effort over ability. Much of the article talks about how TIBCO‘s Vivek Ranadivé used the full court [...]

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On Company Names

May 20, 2009 – 5:41 PM

What is it with company names? At the analyst firm where I most recently spent a lot of time, we engaged with literally thousands of companies, and I found myself bemused (or confused) by more than a few company names that I encountered. marchFIRST? Then for awhile, you had both EnteGreat, Inc., the process manufacturing [...]

By Robert Eastman | Posted in Business | Leave a Comment

Welcome.

May 20, 2009 – 4:43 AM

Welcome to Netting It Out, a new blog by Bob Eastman. The goal of this blog will be to offer up and comment on the best of the ideas and new insights circulating in the blogosphere, the social and traditional media, and anywhere else that an intriguing, fresh (or freshly stated) idea or interesting insight [...]

By Robert Eastman | Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Business, Culture, Ideas, Technology | Comments (1)
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